Place milk, egg, and oil in a medium bowl, stir with a wire whisk until smooth. Add pancake mix and store until the large lumps disappear. Do not over mix. Let stand for 1 or 2 minutes to thicken while you heat waffle iron. Be sure to spray waffle iron with pan spray so your waffles don't stick before cooking. Enjoy!

This recipe is a different take on a classic Italian feast day treat; simpler than the traditional cannoli but with similar flavors. Making cannoli is a big process and it to great way
to get the flavor of cannoli without the work. Use a pre-made pie crust, flavor it a little, cut into small circles and make mini cups to fill with the cream.

For the cannoli cups - Heat oven to 400°F. Thaw pie crust. Unroll
the crust onto a lightly floured surface. Brush lightly with wine and sprinkle
the top of each crust with the sugar and spice mixture. Lightly roll over it with a
rolling pin so that sugar and spices are pressed into the dough.

For Filling - In
a mixing bowl, blend together Ricotta and Mascarpone cheese to mix well and
remove lumps. Add sugars and vanilla and mix in. Cover and chill 30 minutes.

After mini shells/cups are cool, remove cannoli filling from
refrigerator, transfer to a piping bag fitted with a tip (or you can use a
large resealable bag and cut the tip off one end). Pipe filling into cups and
sprinkle with chocolate chips and dust with powdered sugar.

For best results
serve within 2 hours. Store in refrigerator. Makes approximately 20 cannoli bits.

The St. Patrick’s Day Potato from See’s Candies is a fun treat for the feast of this great Irish saint! According to the ingredient list, the “dirt” is actually cocoa powder and cinnamon, the white “potato” inside is delicious nougat with walnuts, and it’s topped with a few pine nuts representing the “eyes of the potato.”

Pick them up at the store if you have one in your area or order them online while you can.

I decorated this cake for the 150th Anniversary of St. Benedict Parish. It is a cluster of four Parishes, St. Benedict, Sacred Heart, St. Patrick and St. Joseph.

The statues of Saints were totally edible and built on ice cream cones. Flowers are hand modeled with fondant. Topper and arches in pastillage. Tailor made cakes for every saint. Chocolate with Chocolate filling for St. Benedict. Red velvet with cream cheese filling for the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Green with almond filling for Saint Patrick. White cake with rum buttercream for St. Joseph. Also a yellow cake tier with dulce de leche filling. Covered with buttercream.

We give thee thanks, almighty God, for all your benefits, who livest and reignest forever and ever. Amen.

May the Lord grant us His peace. And life everlasting. Amen.

Alternate conclusion:And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

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